https://www.prfma.org/board daily 0.75 2025-01-07 https://www.prfma.org/home daily 1.0 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/1626325123956-KZJ54LWR5UVM5ML57ODL/95flood_edit.jpg Home - Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project The Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project – a $599 million effort to reduce flood risk from the lower Pajaro River and Corralitos and Salsipuedes Creeks -- will provide 100-year flood protection to the City of Watsonville and the town of Pajaro, and a mix of 100-year and 25-year flood protection to the surrounding agricultural areas. https://www.prfma.org/contact daily 0.75 2023-06-15 https://www.prfma.org/strategicplan daily 0.75 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/c21a3607-e4e1-41bf-9af7-ff439539dda6/PRFMA_StrategicPlan_Final_Page_01.jpg Strategic Plan - Strategic Plan The Board-approved strategic plan details the Agency’s mission to reduce and manage the region’s flood risk, along with the associated goals and objectives for implementation. This plan will be updated at least every five years to account for changing conditions. https://www.prfma.org/meeting-agendas daily 0.75 2026-03-05 https://www.prfma.org/risk-management daily 0.75 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/0fc87778-0885-47bc-97a4-118d8da60535/Pajaro_ASA+Maps_FINAL.jpg Pajaro River at Watsonville Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/1628532565342-SQDAUGOC2V1EKB022123/DJI_0395_edit_sm.jpg Pajaro River at Watsonville Project - Fast Facts The project is to be cost-shared by the USACE (65%) and the CA Department of Water Resources (35%). The project is currently in the pre-construction, engineering and design phase. Construction, which is expected to begin in 2025, will be managed by the USACE in partnership with PRFMA and the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/1628199483614-RXRMDIGTLY7E68C1WJNH/DJI_0893_edit_sm.jpg Pajaro River at Watsonville Project - Fast Facts The original federal levee system for the Pajaro River was completed in 1949. Since 1949, there have been five major floods on the Pajaro River and its tributaries -- in 1955, 1958, 1995, 1998, and 2023 -- that overtopped or breached the levees A “fix” for the Pajaro River levees was initially authorized in the Federal Flood Control Act of 1966, but only resulted in decades of unsuccessful planning efforts Meanwhile, floods hit again in 1995, 1997 and 1998 The 1995 flood caused more than $95 million in damage and two people died, with additional damage in 1997 and 1998 and displacement of hundreds of residents Levees nearly broke again during the storm events of early 2017 In March 2023, a 400-foot breach on the Pajaro River (Monterey County side) resulted in a major flood in the Town of Pajaro, causing more than $300M in damages and forcing the evacuation of approximately 3,500 residents. https://www.prfma.org/links daily 0.75 2025-05-20 https://www.prfma.org/catalog daily 0.75 2024-03-04 https://www.prfma.org/documents daily 0.75 2021-09-02 https://www.prfma.org/levee daily 0.75 2025-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/9cf9540b-4006-4bca-950a-0107e3d49d96/PXL_20240730_213832952.jpg Levee Operations & Maintenance - Make it stand out Levee maintenance to restore uppermost ~2 miles of the Pajaro River levee in Monterey County - 2024 https://www.prfma.org/contracting daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://www.prfma.org/budget daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://www.prfma.org/assessment daily 0.75 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/d717ced7-b488-4492-9641-608e4200de12/PRFMA_Factors.png Proposed Assessment - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e78ac7d53e19000b241e40/49ca58ec-f820-48ca-ab23-7de72424a831/PRFMA+Parcel-level+Boundary+Map+Overview.jpg Proposed Assessment - Make it stand out Assessment District Boundary; Click on map for more detail https://www.prfma.org/news daily 0.75 2024-10-22 https://www.prfma.org/faqs daily 0.75 2022-03-25 https://www.prfma.org/events daily 0.75 2025-02-13 https://www.prfma.org/employment-opportunities daily 0.75 2025-07-03 https://www.prfma.org/community-assessment-oversight-committee daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://www.prfma.org/current-water-surface-levels-live-1 daily 0.75 2024-03-04 https://www.prfma.org/riverconditions daily 0.75 2024-03-05 https://www.prfma.org/new-page daily 0.75 2024-09-12 https://www.prfma.org/local-hazard-mitigation-plan daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://www.prfma.org/public-notices daily 0.75 2026-01-15